“Empire‘s story lines and music continue to dominate the popular culture conversation each week,” said Craig Erwich, senior vice president and head of content at Hulu, in a statement. “Since its premiere, the series has remained one of the top shows on Hulu and we are ecstatic to be the exclusive streaming home to the biggest show of the year.”

Empire‘s Season 1 finale averaged 16.7 million total viewers and a 6.5 demo rating, and in January it was renewed for a second season.

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* Ruth Negga (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) has landed the female lead in Preacher, AMC’s adaptation of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s 1990s comic, Deadline reports. In the drama pilot — which follows Texas minister Jesse Custer on his search for answers from God — Negga will play Tulip, Custer’s unpredictable girlfriend who joins him on his journey.

* Here are two things you never thought you’d hear in the same sentence: “Mr. T” and “home renovation series.” The former A-Team star will lead a home improvement show, I Pity the Tool, at DIY Network. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the series will find Mr. T demolishing families’ outdated living spaces to make way for remodeled rooms.